Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 173 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 173 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji on Mon, Mar 2, 2020, 8:23 PM GMT+12 (08:23 UTC), 557 km (346 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 235 km E of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2020-03-02 08:23:54 UTC
Depth
556.8 km (346.0 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.287° S, 179.268° W
Region
Fiji
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 15.4 km horizontally, 8.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
95°
Stations used
33

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5186 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2402 days ago · 567 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 4.1220 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2401 days ago · 625 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 4.3188 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2399 days ago · 561 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 4.2199 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2396 days ago · 547 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 4.1187 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2394 days ago · 553 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 4.2222 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2387 days ago · 578 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 4.2143 km NE of Levuka, Fiji · 2387 days ago · 591 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 4.0212 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2384 days ago · 571 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 4.0214 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2381 days ago · 547 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 4.280 km NE of Levuka, Fiji · 2379 days ago · 620 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 4.1228 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2378 days ago · 607 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 4.2205 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2376 days ago · 522 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 4.1212 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2375 days ago · 584 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 4.4198 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2373 days ago · 549 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 4.2240 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2370 days ago · 549 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 4.2222 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2367 days ago · 606 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 4.1216 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2356 days ago · 565 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 4.1209 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2354 days ago · 571 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 4.3216 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2349 days ago · 607 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 4.6235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2345 days ago · 578 km deep · 98 km away

Before

  1. 4.9198 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2410 days ago · 522 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 4.4220 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2410 days ago · 620 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 4.3242 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2413 days ago · 564 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 4.2232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2414 days ago · 568 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 4.5218 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2417 days ago · 559 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 5.1226 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2422 days ago · 552 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 4.6167 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2428 days ago · 601 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 4.7148 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2431 days ago · 621 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 4.9205 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2432 days ago · 543 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 4.3222 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2432 days ago · 565 km deep · 67 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us60008b4z. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:41 PM UTC.